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EU Exit – Update for exporters

Latest figures from FIRA’s Statistics Digest (2018) show that furniture exports continued to grow in recent years from £0.89 billion (2015) to £1.14 billion (2017) and it is predicted that this will grow further to an estimated £1.2 billion in 2018. It is therefore essential for industry to understand the potential changes that Brexit may bring and how this impacts the export of furniture and furnishing products around the world.

Support for exporters is available via new guidance, published by the Department for International Trade (DIT), explaining changes for UK exporters to various countries in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Over the last few months, representatives from FIRA have been attending the weekly Business Readiness Forum meetings at BEIS, bringing both members and non-members the latest information on Brexit and government planning in the event of a no-deal scenario.

The next forum meeting will take place on Thursday 16th May and further detail on the content will be circulated nearer the time. As ever should FIRA Members have any questions or queries they would like posed to the panel on your behalf, please contact Suzie Radcliffe-Hart sradcliffe-hart@fira.co.uk.

A meeting summary, links to relevant information and Q&A will be posted after the meeting.